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The Court of Appeal has delivered a judgment strongly reiterating its support for the role of ADR in civil litigation and extending the existing principles governing the question of when a litigant's failure to engage in ADR will justify a court … Continue reading →

The UK High Court recently refused to allow a claim to proceed in relation to mis-selling of an insurance product on the basis that the claimants had already been offered full redress under a formal ADR scheme established in relation to … Continue reading →

In a withering attack on what he terms “the emasculation of legal aid” and the inevitable increase in unrepresented litigants in the English courts, Lord Justice Ward in the Court of Appeal has suggested that it may be time to … Continue reading →

In a judgment handed down in October 2012 but only recently made available, the English Court of Appeal has set out guidance on the factors to be taken into account when assessing a successful party’s refusal to mediate and general approach to settlement: … Continue reading →

In ADS Aerospace Limited v EMS Global Tracking Limited [2012] EWHC 2904 (TCC), Mr Justice Akenhead sitting in the Technology and Construction Court held that a successful party was not unreasonable to refuse mediation and should not be penalised in costs … Continue reading →

In a rare move, the Court of Appeal has stepped into the shoes of the trial judge and exercised the court’s discretion on costs, holding that a successful party was not unreasonable to refuse mediation and should not be penalised … Continue reading →

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In PGF II SA v OMFS Company and another [2012] EWHC 83 (TCC), the High Court ordered that both parties should bear their own costs after expiry of the relevant (21 day) period for acceptance of a Part 36 offer, due to … Continue reading →

The implementation of new domestic Italian legislation requires parties to engage in mediation as a pre-condition to accessing the Italian courts in many types of disputes. The new legislation coincided with the requirements outlined in the Mediation Directive and was … Continue reading →

In Roundstone Nurseries Limited v Stephenson Holdings Limited [2009] EWHC 1431 (TCC) a party was ordered to pay the costs thrown away by its late withdrawal from mediation. In considering whether to make such an order, the court will consider … Continue reading →

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